— Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo urges young parliamentarians

PARTICIPANTS of the recently concluded youth Parliament were on Thursday night told to see the country’s parliamentary affairs as a clear demonstration of a “working parliamentary democracy.”

Speaking at the closing dinner reception for the 2017 Youth Parliament, which was held at De Impeccable Banquet Hall, Brickdam, leader of the House and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo charged the 40 participants to aspire for greatness.
The participants were also encouraged to read more.
“Reading is a magic that opens up our talent and our intuition and I want to encourage all young potential parliamentarians that they should read and read,” the prime minister said.
Secondary school students from nine administrative regions participated in the week-long activity, which culminated with a National Assembly sitting on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland, congratulated the young parliamentarians for their tremendous efforts.

“We saw there was a great deal of interaction among students. I think in every expectation we had, we were not disappointed,” Dr. Scotland noted.

The students were presented with certificates and cash vouchers for their participation by the prime minister, the Speaker and Members of Parliament.
The Best Speaker, Sherlyn Semple and Best Debater Tyriq Scott, were presented with electronic tablets from BCA Guyana, a consulting and accounting firm, while

Leader of the Opposition, Zóé Sills, received the Speaker’s Award for displaying great leadership attributes and exceptional camaraderie.

The objective of the Youth Parliament is to ensure young people are involved in parliamentary democracy, understand the principles that underpin democracy, while developing elocution skills.

(DPI/GINA)